Episode 1: The EAL/D Education Strategy

The EAL/D Education Strategy aims to build the capacity of schools to achieve the best possible outcomes for students learning English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D). This episode explores different aspects of the EAL/D Education Strategy including the role of EAL/D Education Leaders working across school principal networks [Duration 18:22].

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Episode 2: Knowing, valuing and caring for EAL/D learners

This episode explores how teachers can know, value and care for EAL/D learners within their class. It also defines who EAL/D learners are and the differences between the terms EAL/D and LBOTE [Duration 20:34].

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Episode 3: Intensive English Centres (IEC)

This episode explores what an Intensive English Centre (IEC) is, the eligibility criteria, enrolment process and the benefits of attending an IEC [Duration 10:13].

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Episode 4: Developing strategic readers

This episode unpacks what effective reading instruction looks like for EAL/D learners and how teachers can support students to become strategic readers. [Duration 28:10].

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Episode 5: Vocabulary and EAL/D learners

This episode explores why developing a rich vocabulary is important for EAL/D learners and how lexical knowledge is developed. [Duration 25:32].

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Episode 6: Vocabulary and EAL/D learners - teaching strategies

This episode explores strategies for supporting EAL/D learners to develop their vocabulary. [Duration 23:14].

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Episode 7: Understanding text structure

This episode explores the importance of teaching text structure to support EAL/D learners with reading. [Duration 20:03].

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Episode 8: Inspiring and equipping EAL/D learners

This episode explores how teachers can inspire and equip EAL/D learners to be lifelong learners by utilising quality EAL/D pedagogy and practices. It unpacks the importance of EAL/D pedagogy and what it could look like in classrooms. [Duration 27:17].

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Episode 9: Utilising languages other than English in the classroom for learning

In this episode Dr Marie Quinn from the University of Technology Sydney unpacks code-switching and translanguaging, the benefits of utilising students preferred languages for learning and strategies to support translanguaging pedagogies in the classroom. [Duration 20:57].

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Episode 10: The EAL/D Elaborations of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers

In this episode Dr Kathy Rushton explains how the EAL/D Elaborations of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers can be utilised in various ways by teachers and school leaders [Duration 22:13].

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Episode 11: Obtaining higher levels of accreditation as an EAL/D specialist teacher

In this episode EAL/D Education Leaders Mary Kallas and Kerrie Quee discuss their experiences of going for higher levels of accreditation whilst in EAL/D positions. They provide advice and tips for any EAL/D teachers who may be interested in pursuing higher levels of accreditation in the future. [Duration 22:30].

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Episode 12: An introduction to EAL/D co-teaching

In this episode EAL/D Education Leader Kim Rhodes shares her experiences implementing and maintaining successful EAL/D co-teaching models within schools. Kim discusses the benefits of EAL/D co-teaching, considerations for implementation and helpful tips for schools that may be looking at implementing EAL/D co-teaching models. [Duration 20:47].

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Episode 13: The Co-teaching Cycle

In this episode EAL/D Education Leader Kim Rhodes discusses the four phases of the EAL/D co-teaching cycle. [Duration 28:57].

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